Dyslexia Friendly

Increases readability of websites by changing to easier-to-read fonts and adding visual enhancements

What is Dyslexia Friendly?

'Dyslexia Friendly' is a Google Chrome extension designed to assist people with dyslexia. It changes website fonts to easier-to-read ones like OpenDyslexic or Comic Sans. The extension also differentiates paragraphs with alternating background colors and includes a reading ruler that follows the mouse cursor for an enhanced viewing experience. User preferences are customizable, and the open-source code can be found online.

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By: javoire

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.18 (22)

Version: 1.0.3 (Last updated: 2022-03-03)

Creation date: 2019-12-22

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

background
http://*/*
https://*/*
storage
webNavigation

Size: 705.54K

Email: da*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 9069 ▼ 133

Other rankings

#394 in Accessibility ▼ 4 #134 in font keyword 64 ▲ 2 #244 in source keyword 39 ▼ 14 #250 in source code keyword 27 ▼ 29

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Summary

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A simple-to-use open source dyslexia reader helper extension.

Features: ✔ Change the font on websites to either OpenDyslexic or Comic Sans. ✔ Contrast between paragraphs of text is enhanced with different background color for even and odd paragraphs. ✔ Reading-ruler following the mouse cursor.

The above settings can be be configured to preference.

Feel free to leave a comment about your experience and how this could be further improved.

This extension is open-source and the source code can be found at: https://github.com/javoire/dyslexia-friendly

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Clean implementation
Ruler feature
Easy to use

Cons

No option to change ruler color
Issues with dark mode on websites
Long delay when pages are uploading

Most mentioned

Ruler feature
High contrast mode on dark websites
Font changing feature

Recent reviews

Jan Pinkava, 2023-12-18

I wish there was an option to change the color of the ruler! The gray is too light for me. Also I wish there was an option to make the text bold, it's easier for me to read.

Rachel Nightingale, 2024-01-19

Love it so far. Clean implementation on the sites I regularly use it on, and the ruler feature is great.

Nick Lowery, 2023-09-13

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Safety

Risk impact

Dyslexia Friendly is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Dyslexia Friendly if you trust the publisher.